Tseropegiyata (Ceropegia) is one of the most refined representatives of the family Asclepiadoceae. Her country is tropical and South Africa, the Canary Islands and eastern India, where over 200 species thrive. Most widespread is CeropegiaWoodii - svetlolyubivo sukolentno plant with long thin fibrous stems to 2.5 m.

The plant has shriveled tuber on the surface of the substrate, which earns very thin round stems. A fairly large distances in these pairs appear dark green heart-leaves. Top leaves were sprayed with silver streaks, but the bottom leaves are colored burgundskocherveno. Sometimes along the stems grow small irregular bulbil. In summer appear pink colored tubes.